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2017 West Coast Meeting of the Society for Aristotelian-Thomistic Studies
Theme: “Epistemology and Logic”
Co-sponsored by Thomas Aquinas ý
List of speakers:
| Thursday June 15 | |
| Lecture 1 9:00 a.m. |
“The Road from ἔνδοξαι to ἐπιστήμη” Joshua Yanhan Lo Boston University |
| Lecture 2 10:15 a.m. |
“The Many Methods of Metaphysics in Thomas Aquinas” Gaston G. LeNotre Northwest Vista ý (TX) |
| Lecture 3 1:00 p.m. |
“The Use and Abuse of Certitude: How Philosophers Give Philosophy a Bad Name” Michael J. Bolin Wyoming Catholic ý |
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Lecture 4
2:30 p.m. |
“The Inductive Syllogism” Paul O’Reilly Thomas Aquinas ý |
| Friday June 16 | |
| Lecture 5 9:00 a.m. |
“The Separated Soul as Known by Natural Reason and Sacred Doctrine” Daniel Lendman Ave Maria University |
| Lecture 6 10:15 a.m. |
“The Importance of Sensation for Intellection (and their Distinction)” Thomas K. Nelson Mayo Clinic Arizona |
| Lecture 7 1:00 p.m. |
“Natural Science as Philosophy: Charles De Koninck’s Response to Logical Empiricism” Martin Beers University of Notre Dame |
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Lecture 8
2:30 p.m. |
“The Two First Meanings of Substance
and their Origins in Human Knowledge” Rev. Sebastian Walshe, O.Praem. St. Michael’s Abbey (Silverado, CA) |
Each talk will be 40 minutes long and will be followed by a 20 minute question-and-answer period. Talks will be held at Thomas Aquinas ý in Rm 106 of St. Albert the Great Science Hall.
A dinner honoring the speakers will be held Thursday evening. A $40 registration fee, which includes the dinner, should be paid to John Goyette by a check payable to Thomas Aquinas ý. (Registration is $20 if you attend only the lectures.) Seating for the dinner is limited, so please register by June 1 if you wish to attend.
For more information, or to register for the conference, please contact John Goyette.
is an organization promoting “friendship in the pursuit of wisdom,” especially through the study of the works of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas.
